Creating a table of figures

- If your document includes any captions…for figures, equations, or tables,…you may find it useful to provide…a table of figures for your readers.…This makes it easy for your readers…to search for a specific item in your document.…Although Word calls this a table of figures,…you could create a separate table…for each label you're using in your document.…For example, in our document here,…we have an illustration and two tables.…We could create a table of illustrations…and a table of tables.…Let's give this a try by creating a table of figures…that lists the tables in this document.…

The document I have open here…is called employee manual with captions.…It's the same document I used…in the previous video to add the captions to.…If you've been following along closely with me,…you can simply use the document you've been working on.…Otherwise, you can open this one.…You'll find it in the chapter three folder.…Start by telling Word where you want the table to go.…You do this by positioning the insertion point.…Word will insert a table of figures at the insertion point.…

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11/20/2014

See how to use Word 2013 features for authoring reports, white papers, books, and other long documents. First, author Maria Langer explains considerations unique to long documents, before providing best practices and smart strategies for planning your approach. Then see how to set up a logical, effective structure with outlines and master pages, which will help organize your ideas while automatically generating a table of contents, a bibliography, and other document elements. Find out how to add reference items such as cross-references, footnotes, and indexes to guide readers through your work, and place images, tables, and other graphics. Finally, learn about numbering chapters, sections, and pages; adding headers and footers; and formatting and exporting your final document.